Unable To load image in JSP file

[Subbarao Kondabala]

Hi,

I had written code in my JSP file as follows

<img src="/images/fish.gif">

The above code worked in websphere, but when I keep the same JSP file in tomcat5.0, I am unable to see the image.

For dispalying image in tomcat I need to do the following change.

<img src="images/fish.gif">

If I remove / before images then the code got worked.

I need the same code should work in tomcat also without doing modifications.

Can any one please help regarding this.

Thanks in advance

Subbarao
[ April 16, 2007: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[Ben Souther]

Preceding a relative URL with a slash in a Java web app will only work if your app is the ROOT app on the server. If it is anything else you are skipping the contextPath.

The best way to build links is to make them relative to the root of the application by reading the contextPath from the request object:

Example:

<img src="${pageContext.request.contextPath}/images/myImage.gif" />    

Or, for pre JSP2.0 containers

<img src="<%=request.getContextPath()%>/images/myImage.gif" /> 

[ April 16, 2007: Message edited by: Ben Souther ]

[Subbarao Kondabala]

Thanks Ben.

I heard like if we change sever.xml by writing <contex> tag we can directly use code of websphere in Tomcat.

If you know can you please let me know with example

Thanks and Regards,
Subbarao Kondabala